Wide Stance Squats (Duck Squats)

How to do the Wide Stance Squats (Duck Squats)

Take a wide stance with toes pointing out while holding a dumbbell with both hands. While keping your back straight and head up, bend at the knees until your thighs are parallel with the floor or the dumbbell is just above the floor and not touching it. Reverse the order to bring yuor body back up.Spotter Information: Spotting should be performed by standing directly behind the individual and squatting at the same time. With your arms bent holding their rib cage. This helps control the participants stabilizers allowing them to complete the set

These are the muscles , equipment and categories of this exercise.

PRIMARY: Quadricep

Hamstrings

Adductors

Gluteus Maximus

Rectus Femoris

Thigh

Averages for MyFit Users

The table below represents data from over 200,000 exercise logs and gives us an average for this exercise.

Average Weight Lifted

Average Reps

One Rep Max Average

135.2 lbs

10.8

187.9 lbs

What is a good starting weight?

Based on an average weight lifted of 135.2 lbs for all MyFit users we suggest you start at 50% of that weight: